December 06, 2010, 11:12AM

A Carlisle man was sentenced to 11 1/2 to 23 months in Dauphin County Prison this morning after pleading guilty to head-butting a state trooper after an alcohol-related crash. The sentence was imposed by Judge Bruce F. Bratton after Tony Lee Robinson, 21, pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated assault and making terroristic threats in a deal with the... Full story »

September 17, 2010, 12:05PM

A December 2009 crash caused by an intoxicated taxi driver has spurred a lawsuit in Dauphin County Court. Robert and Elizabeth Reder of Hanover claim in the suit that they were severely injured when a cab driven by Jamason Eyler of Lemoyne rear-ended their vehicle in Swatara Township. Eyler is serving a 90-day to 12-month term in county prison after... Full story »

June 14, 2010, 10:33AM

A Carlisle man was drunk when he led officers on a chase that ended in a crash around 1:45 a.m. Sunday on Trindle Road, Carlisle police said. Police said the chase began when an officer saw David M. Mockaitis, 29, drive his van onto a curb in the first block of South Hanover Street, then turn the wrong way down... Full story »

June 01, 2010, 9:34AM

A woman who was only supposed to be driving vehicles equipped with ignition interlock devices to prevent drunken driving is facing charges after being involved in an alcohol-related crash in the first block of Spring Road, Carlisle police said. Police said Karen L. Weismantle, 45, hit two utility poles at 9 a.m. Thursday. She was charged with drunken driving and... Full story »

May 28, 2010, 10:25PM

JOHNSTOWN — A Johnstown anesthesiologist who has been ordered to stand trial on drunken-driving charges because police say he was passed out behind the wheel of his running vehicle has seven previous DUI convictions in Ohio, Michigan and Illinois. Fifty-five-year-old Dr. Ashok Padhiar was ordered Thursday to stand trial for his Oct. 29 arrest in Johnstown. The doctor’s attorney,... Full story »